Tuesday, 19 March 2013

Hearty tomato and basil soup

Ingredients:

3x 400g cans of plum tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic (diced)
1 onion (chopped)
1 stick of celery (chopped)
6 sun dried tomatoes (chopped)
250ml of chicken / vegetable stock
handful of basil (chopped)
3 tbsp of basil pesto
140ml pot of sour cream

Recipe:

  1. Gently fry the garlic and onions in a large saucepan until softened
  2. Add the celery and sun dried tomatoes, then pour in the tinned tomatoes and stock
  3. Simmer for 15 minutes then blend using a hand blender
  4. Stir in half of the sour cream, 2 tbsp of pesto and the basil leaves, blend again if required
  5. Serve into bowls with a sour cream and pesto swirl

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